Phoenixville
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Phoenixville Residents Reach Across the River to Help Their Mont Clare Neighbors: “A Bridge Shouldn’t Stop People from Getting Resources”
Seven weeks after Hurricane Ida devastated the region, volunteers remain the backbone of its recovery efforts, writes Ellie Rushing for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Local volunteers have pitched in throughout Chester County, even stretching into Montgomery County’s village of Mont Clare, across the river from Phoenixville. Jesse Fischer, a Phoenixville resident, saw the devastation left in…
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Pottstown Hospital’s Parent Company Tower Health Sheds Assets, Improves Slightly in Financial Ratings
Reading-based Tower Health — the parent company of Pottstown Hospital, as well as Brandywine and Phoenixville hospitals, and the soon-to-close Jennersville Hospital — has received a small boost from Fitch Ratings, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The provider of credit ratings said Tower Health’s prospects had slightly improved now that the nonprofit had…
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Phoenixville Area Community Services Builds a Future of Food Security, Marks First Anniversary of New Location
Phoenixville Area Community Services (PACS), a nonprofit that has been helping people get through difficult or challenging periods in their lives since it was formed in 1972, is celebrating the first anniversary of its new location this month. Last October, PACS cut the ribbon on its new home at 101 Buchanan Street. With more than…
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Local Artist and Creator of Ten Air Studios Catches the Eyes of Vogue, Vanity Fair for Its Stylish Accessories
Ten Air Studios creator Leslie Clearwater’s boho-chic accessories recently gained attention from both Vogue and Vanity Fair. Melissa Jacobs covered the sparking details of this Phoenixville artisan for Main Line Today. Clearwater has been creating jewelry for two decades. But she truly hit her stride after the pandemic shuttered her gallery. “It was one of…
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Remembering Phoenixville Native Mike Piazza’s Home Run That Lifted a Wounded City’s Spirits in Wake of 9/11
Mere weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Phoenixville High School grad Mike Piazza took the field with his New York Mets teammates under a shroud of caution and grief. By the eighth inning, he brought the crowd at Shea Stadium in New York City to a fever pitch with an emotional two-run homer. Ken Rosenthal,…
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President of Phoenixville-Based Creative Capital Wealth Management Group: A.I., Cryptocurrency are Here to Stay
A.I. and cryptocurrency are here to stay, according to Fred Hubler, President and Chief Wealth Strategist of Phoenixville-based Creative Capital Wealth Management Group. Hubler recently joined Nicole Petallides on TD Ameritrade Network’s Market Overtime to discuss emerging technology trends. In the interview, Hubler noted that some of the major changes influenced by new technologies have…
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President of Phoenixville-Based CCWMG Champions the Retainer Model as the Future of Financial Planning
In a recent column for Advisor Perspectives, Fred Hubler, the founder and president of Phoenixville-based Creative Capital Wealth Management Group, championed the retainer fee model as the perfect option to ensure that financial advisors and their clients are working toward a common goal with no conflict of interest. Financial advisors often charge what is called…
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Norman Inferrera, Phoenixville High School Student, Dies Within Weeks of Getting His Dream Job
For Norman Inferrera, becoming a lifeguard was a longtime dream, writes Patricia Madej for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The rising junior at Phoenixville High School finally got the chance to make it a reality when he turned 16 and became eligible to take the test to qualify for Cape May Beach Patrol. Inferrera told Chief Harry…
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CNN: Critical Race Theory a Hot Topic at Phoenixville School Board Meeting
During a school board meeting in Phoenixville, two parents started a discussion on critical race theory (CRT), eliciting mixed reactions from the audience. CNN’s Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff, and Deborah Brunswick were there to cover it. “We do not want our children to be taught that they are oppressed or they are oppressors by virtue…
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Phoenixville Couple Ready for Adventure of a Lifetime: Year-Long Trip Across America
Phoenixville couple Alex Jensen and Abby Rae Albright-Jensen are ready to head out on an adventure of a lifetime. They’re embarking on a 30,000-mile-long trip across America, writes Jen Samuel for the Daily Local News. The family will board the RV they bought a few months ago and depart in August. It will take them…
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Phoenixville Bookshop Eager to Turn the Page as Pandemic Recedes
After managing to survive the pandemic that started not long after its opening, Reads & Company bookshop in Phoenixville is eager to start a new chapter. Alex Green covered the owners’ endurance for Publishers Weekly. Jason Hafer, who previously co-owned Phoenixville’s Wolfgang Books, joined forces with Robb Cadigan, author of Phoenixville Rising, to open Reads…
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Proposed Hiking and Biking Trail from Phoenixville to Great Valley Could Become Reality Within Five Years
A six-mile-long hiking and biking trail from Phoenixville to Great Valley could become a reality within the next five or six years, writes Fran Maye for the Daily Local News. The proposed Devault Trail Activation Project was presented at an open house hosted by: Charlestown Township officials The Chester County Planning Commission The Transportation Management…
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Phoenixville-Based Woodworker Uses Rough-Cut Lumber to Create Art, Furniture
Known for the past 45 years as merely a resource for removing dead and damaged trees, woodworker Josh Lord of Lord’s Tree Service in Phoenixville is so much more. He’s also a woodworker, taking those gnarled trunks and twisted branches from your lawn and turning them into unique pieces of art. Steven Falk revealed the…
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Ardmore’s Popular Cheese Emporium DiBruno Bros is Among Local Favorites for Narberth’s Cheese Influencer Madame Fromage
If you want to take your love for cheese to the next level, Narberth cheese influencer Tenaya Darlington, also known as Madame Fromage, has you covered, writes Alexandra Jones for the HuffPost. Darlington created a list of nine things that will help you live your most delicious cheese life, and some of them are made…
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Phoenixville Woman Designs Mental Health App to Help Ease Panic Attacks
Phoenixville’s Alexandra Dodge, a graphic and interactive design student at Temple University, has designed a mental health app that guides users through panic attacks, writes Bethany Ao for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dodge is one of the millions of Americans who are dealing with an anxiety disorder. She knows from personal experience how debilitating the symptoms…
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Cameron Peters Floral Design in Phoenixville ‘Spreading Smiles’ Through Flowers
For Cameron Peters, owner of Cameron Peters Floral Design in Phoenixville, her love of flowers blossomed a lifetime ago, reports Vittoria Woodill for CBS3 Philly. A framed picture on the shop’s counter commemorates her long-term botanical bent, showing her at three years old, gazing at a basket of blossoms. “Somebody from The Evening Bulletin came…
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Horsham Native Location Scout Finds Connections Go Deep When Scouting Local Places in “Mare of Easttown”
Part of the thrill of HBO’s “Mare of Easttown” was picking out local places you recognize, writes Maria Panaritis for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Did you peep the houses and streets in Mont Clare where they filmed Dylan Hichley’s house, or the gas station in front of Nudy’s in Phoenixville, which is now a real estate…
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Local Chef Declared ‘Nyet’ on American Kombucha, So She Created a Company to Brew Her Own
When she first tried American kombucha, Olga Sorzano could not help but feel a little disappointed, writes Tiffany Rivera for the AL DÍA News. Sorzano grew up in Siberia, in Russia. Instead of soda, her childhood go-to sweet beverage was kombucha, made by her grandmother (baba). The drink comprises fermented black or green tea leaves,…
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